Loup County, Nebraska

Loup County
Loup County Courthouse in Taylor
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°56′N 99°27′W / 41.93°N 99.45°W / 41.93; -99.45
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1883
SeatTaylor
Largest villageTaylor
Area
  Total
571 sq mi (1,480 km2)
  Land568 sq mi (1,470 km2)
  Water2.8 sq mi (7 km2)  0.13%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
607
  Density1.1/sq mi (0.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.loup.ne.us

Loup County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 607, making it Nebraska's fifth-least populous county and the tenth-least populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Taylor. The county was named after the Pawnee Loup Indians.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Loup County is represented by the prefix 88 (it had the eighty-eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).